Nottingham Forest exploited the loan market poorly last season, with none of the players making an impact.
The Reds did learn some lessons in recruitment when it came to permanent signings, but their temporary additions were average at best.
Andrey Santos, who joined the club from Chelsea last summer, was one of the newcomers.
He joined the Reds under Steve Cooper, and it was expected that he would help the team control games better than they did the previous season.
Instead, he scarcely played under the previous Forest management before being recalled by the Stamford Bridge giants in January.
Santos joined Strasbourg for the second part of the campaign, and a report has provided some insight into his future.
A report explains Chelsea’s plans for Andrey Santos.
This is pretty intriguing and demonstrates how underutilized he was at the City Ground.
According to Alsa Sports, new Blues manager Enzo Maresca wants to take a look at Santos during pre-season training.
Santos appeared in 11 games and scored one goal while on loan with Strasbourg, collecting the Young Player of the Month award once.
Chelsea has great expectations for the 20-year-old, and it appears that the new manager is eager to test him.
Mauricio Pochettino’s dismissal came unexpectedly at the end of last season, and Maresca will now want to put his own imprint on things.
The forest is underused. Santos, they must learn lessons.
Last season, the loan market was not kind to Forest, and the way it was exploited on Trentside was disastrous.
Giovanni Reyna was the standout loan signing for the second part of the season, although Forest scarcely used him either.
However, the signing of Santos was ludicrous, as he only played seven minutes in the Premier League during his stint with the club.
Forest must learn from this mistake and, ultimately, use the lending market more effectively this time around.
If clubs sign loan players, they should do so to address vacancies in the starting eleven rather than to add competition to the roster.
It will be interesting to watch what Santos can achieve if he is given a fair shot in the Premier League.
